New member with questions

[Yorkiefan]

Hello !

I was a member of this forum a long time ago (20 years ago) under the same name.

I now have a Yorkie again, after all those years. I always had dogs in between. This one is my third yorkie and the first one I got that wasn’t a young puppy. I got him at 12 months old and he is now 16 months old.

I remember my others being hard to housebreak (100% outside) but this one is something else. At 16 months, he still won’t empty his bladder completely most of the time (I had him neutered) and he needs to go outside every 2-3 hours or he will have an accident. I am home most of the time and I do let him out very often. He can’t hold it at night 95% of the time and has to wear a diaper for the night. I started taking them off yesterday, so he can feel when he soils his bed, in the hopes he will learn. Using pee pads is not an option.

I thought I would ask if anyone maybe had a similar situation and their dog eventually learned and became reliable ? I’m just looking for hope I guess…

Thanks ! :-)

[matese]

Welcome back, I don't know if I can offer you a solution, just need a little bit more information. How much does your pup weigh.

[Yorkiefan]

Hello, he is 5.6 lbs but he needs to lose a bit of weight, he should be around 5.2 lbs.

[matese]

Small pups have small bladders so can't hold urine for long periods.

Let me see if I can find someone that has more experance since I never ran into a problem such as yours.

[Yorkiefan]

Originally Posted by matese

Small pups have small bladders so can't hold urine for long periods.

Let me see if I can find someone that has more experance since I never ran into a problem such as yours.

Thank you !

[Yorkiefan]

I just want to update that after removing his diaper at night (3 nights), there was urine in his bed and on him every night. He’s had three partial baths in row so I’m putting the diaper back on tonight. He can’t have a bath everyday.

[matese]

There are shampoos and conditioners for frequent baths.

Look on chewy.com

in their search bar type in

shampoo for frequent dog baths

there is a large selection. Conditions should be used, not so much for pups hair, more for pups skin so it doesn't get dried and flaky.

[ladyjane]

https://thehousebreakingbible.com/

[Yorkiefan]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

https://thehousebreakingbible.com/

Thanks, but this is not a typical housebreaking problem. He might be incontinent and we even have been trying some medications with the vet. I didn’t mention it in my post as it would become too complex for this discussion purpose and it is not a certainty.

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Yorkiefan

Thanks, but this is not a typical housebreaking problem. He might be incontinent and we even have been trying some medications with the vet. I didn’t mention it in my post as it would become too complex for this discussion purpose and it is not a certainty.

There is a TON of info on that site but your choice to read or not. I let mine out every 2 - 3 hours as I find it works best.

There is definitely a huge difference between a dog being incontinent vs difficult to housebreak. Hope you figure it out.

Good luck

[Yorkiefan]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

There is a TON of info on that site but your choice to read or not. I let mine out every 2 - 3 hours as I find it works best.

There is definitely a huge difference between a dog being incontinent vs difficult to housebreak. Hope you figure it out.

Good luck

I did look at it but as mentioned, this is not a housebreaking problem situation. I’m very experienced with dogs. He goes outside every 2 hours, sometimes more.

Thanks for replying.